Pyongyang, Dec 20 (ANI): The immediate impact of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's sudden death on its relations with China, regional stability and the transition of power in the reclusive nation would be limited, analysts have said.
According to Zhang Tingyan, a former Chinese diplomat to Pyongyang who later became China's first ambassador to South Korea, Kim's demise will not undermine Beijing- Pyongyang relations.
"It should develop at a relatively proper pace. I don't see too many difficulties ahead, let alone radical changes - a peaceful transition is good (for everyone), and that's what will happen, overall, for the DPRK's relations with the ROK, the US and Japan. Of course, we can't rule out contingencies," Xinhua quoted Zhang, as saying.
Another expert, Liu Jiangyong, vice-dean of the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University, pointed out that the arrangements regarding the transfer of power prior to Kim's death made "the future path of DPRK politics fairly clear".
Jiangyong said it is time for Washington and Seoul to improve relations with Pyongyang.
Zhu Feng, a professor of international relations at Peking University, who specializes in East Asian security issues pointed out that the issue of primary concern now is not whether North Korea will maintain political stability
"The issue of primary concern now is not whether the DPRK will maintain political stability, but what will be the nature of the new political leadership, and what policies will it pursue at home and abroad," Feng said.
"In the short-term, there won't be new policies, only a stressing of policy stability and continuity. So soon after Kim Jong-il has died, no leader will say that an alternative policy course is needed," he added. (ANI)
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